Roots
Suffixes and Prefixes
Nouns
Verbs/Adjectives
Adjectives
100

means good or well

What is bene?

100

means before

What is pre?

100

an accessory item of dress or equipment

What is accoutrement?

100
to respect or revere

What is venerate?

100

extremely old; antiquated

What is antediluvian?

200

means best

What is optim?

200

means against

What is contra?

200

travel by walking

What is peregrination?

200

to plan cleverly; to devise

What is contrive?

200

restrictive; imposing demanding standards; severe

What is stringent?

300

means speech

What is dict?

300

means together

What is con?

300

overbearing pride; arrogance

What is hubris?

300

to predict

What is to prognosticate?

300

condescendingly proud; arrogant

What is haughty?

400
means come

What is ven?

400

means down

What is de?

400

an obvious remark; a cliche

What is platitude?

400

everyday; commonplace

What is quotidian?

400

showing false piety or righteousness

What is sanctimonious?

500

means to throw

What is ject?

500

means not

What is in?

500

a servant for menial tasks

What is scullion?

500

narrowly confined to a particular group; insular

What is sectarian?

500

a difficult and embarrassing situation

What is embroglio?

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